Measuring star-formation rates in galaxies and their correlation with X-ray emission

Abstract

We present a study of different star-formation rate (SFR) indicators, focusing on Hα emission, and its comparison with other SFR tracers. We present Hα photometry and provide calibrations of Hα-based SFRs for the Star-FormationReference Survey (SFRS), a representative sample of star-forming galaxies in the local Universe. We explore the effect of extinction correction based on the Balmer decrement, infrared excess (IRX), and fits of spectral energy distributions (SEDs), as well as, corrections for the contribution of the [N II] lines emission. We provide a functional description between extinction and metallicity. For a subset of the SFRS sample with good quality X-ray data, we explore the connection between SFR and X-ray luminosity (L X ) in sub-galactic scales. There is good agreement with established L X –SFR relations down to log SFR −3 M/yr, below which an excess in X-ray luminosity emerges which likely arises from low-mass X-ray binaries. The SFR derived from Hα shows the tightes ...
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DOI
10.12681/eadd/48930
Handle URL
http://hdl.handle.net/10442/hedi/48930
ND
48930
Alternative title
Mέτρηση του ρυθμού αστρογέννεσης γαλαξιών και η συσχέτισή του με την εκπομπή ακτινοβολίας-Χ
Author
Kouroumpatzakis, Konstantinos (Father's name: Stefanos)
Date
2020
Degree Grantor
University of Crete (UOC)
Committee members
Ζέζας Ανδρέας
Παπαδάκης Ιωσήφ
Χαρμανδάρης Βασίλειος
Reig Pablo
Παυλίδου Βασιλική
Ξυλούρης Εμμανουήλ
Diaz Santos Tanio
Discipline
Natural SciencesPhysical Sciences ➨ Astronomy and Astrophysics
Keywords
Galaxies; Star formation (SF); X-ray binaries
Country
Greece
Language
English
Description
xxxii, 173 σ., im., tbls., ch.
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